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| Jar of marbles used in Wisconsin fair exhibits by Professor John Sweet Donald of the University of Wisconsin during the 1920s. (Museum object #1953.663) |
| Learn how the Society became the permanent home for the McCormick-International Harvester Collection. |
| Learn about the history of the potato chip at the Wisconsin Historical Museum. |
| View a pictorial review of the Wisconsin State Fair from 1851 when it began. |
| Explore a selection of advertising posters from the McCormick-International Harvester Collection. |
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| Bunk beds used by the Contreras family, Mexican-American migrant workers, in Wautoma, Wisconsin, 1970s-1980s. (Museum object #1999.16.1A-G) |
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| Quilt made of fair prize ribbons won by William H. Milward between 1908 and 1934. (Museum object #2004.12.1) |
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| Sheetmetal bucket with wooden handle. Collected cow manure for University of Wisconsin, Madison, nutrition experiments, 1907-1911.(Museum object #1992.103) |
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| University of Wisconsin student gym suit worn by George Williams, 1933-1934. (Museum object #2005.144.1.1-2) |
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| Parachute used by the University of Wisconsin to deliver fresh bull semen to farmers in rural areas, 1944-1947. (Museum object #1993.7) |
| View the International Harvester Glass Negative Series featuring images of farmers, animals, factory workers, tractors, small-town life and more. |
| Wisconsin Civil War Officer, Fond du Lac Manufacturer |
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| Larger Than Life Images of Animals and Produce |
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| Learn about the tall-tale postcard industry and the career of photographer Alfred Stanley Johnson, Jr. |
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| Garden tractor manufactured by the Gilson Bolens Manufacturing Co., Port Washington, Wisconsin, 1928-1939. (Museum object #2001.1.1) |
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| Half gallon milk bottle used by Hoard's Dairyman Farm of Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin, c. 1934-1944. (Museum Object 1977.354.84) |
| Snapshots of Daily Life |
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| Study this collection of family photos and see a natural, simple view of everyday life in early 20th-century Randolph, Wisconsin. |
| Jim Widmer's "Spirit of Rural Wisconsin," Part I |
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| Explore Jim Widmer's photographs of Theresa, Wisconsin. |
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| Trade stimulator gumball slot machine seized from a Shullsburg, Wisconsin tavern in 1945. (Museum object #2008.13.1A-B) |
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| Winning entry for the first Alice in Dairyland dress design, 1948. (Museum object #2005.157.1) |
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